UK-based instrumentation company Mantracourt has announced the appointment of two technical partners in Australia, Queensland-based Delphi Force and Melbourne- and Sydney-based Applied Measurement, to promote awareness of its load cell and strain gauge amplifier technologies and its T24 range of wireless instrumentation. [ + ]

Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto/Canada have now succeeded in manufacturing silicon-based light-emitting diodes (SiLEDs). [ + ]

A Mayo Clinic study has concluded that patients with implanted cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators can safely drive or ride in an electric car without risk of electromagnetic interference (EMI). [ + ]

Premier Farnell has been recognised for the third year in a row as one of the World’s Most Ethical (WME) Companies by The Ethisphere Institute. The recognition highlights companies that outperform industry peers when it comes to ethical behaviour. [ + ]

In a world first, a team of researchers from Australia, China and the US has created a super strong metallic composite by harnessing the extraordinary mechanical properties of nanowires. [ + ]

Motion Technologies is now a systems integrator and Australian distributor for all Delta Tau motion control electronics products. [ + ]

A multiuniversity team of researchers has artificially engineered a unique multilayer material that could lead to breakthroughs in both superconductivity research and in real-world applications. [ + ]

Working together, DARPA and key companies from the semiconductor and defence industries are establishing the Semiconductor Technology Advanced Research Network (STARnet). This effort will support large university communities to look beyond the current evolutionary directions and make the discoveries that will drive technology innovation beyond what can be imagined for electronics today. [ + ]

Sensors used in harsh conditions, such as deep-sea oil wells, must withstand extreme temperatures and pressures for hundreds of hours without failing. Researchers have investigated two metal alloys that could give microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensors better protection in the toughest environments. [ + ]

National Instruments has released Embedded Systems Outlook 2013. The report outlines technology, application and business-level trends that will impact the development of embedded systems in the next one to three years. [ + ]

Additional categories have been added to the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) this year, including the awarding of the most innovative and sophisticated design in the service field. [ + ]

Australia’s brightest minds are being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study at Silicon Valley’s famed Singularity University. [ + ]

Premier Farnell has a new partnership with Coilcraft, a specialist in chip inductors, power inductors and other magnetics. [ + ]

Celebrating a year since Raspberry Pi was launched, element 14 has announced a month of initiatives. [ + ]

A new Australian/New Zealand Standard for electronic waste will help to divert e-waste from landfill by providing a rigorous process for its collection, storage, and recycling. ‘AS/NZS 5377:2013 Collection, storage, transport and treatment of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment’ will help ensure that, from 1 July 2014, at least 90% of all materials in e-waste collected under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme are recovered for use in new products. [ + ]